Agony Quote by William Faulkner

“The young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good…

— Anonymous

The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself

— William Faulkner

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

— Jonathan Lethem

One of the hardest parts of writing is writing from the gut or the heart or something like that rather than intellectually.

— George R. R. Martin

Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.

— Mason Cooley

“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task, the work…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

One of the nice things about writing is you can take essentially painful things in your life and turn them into something that might…

— Patrick deWitt

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

— Jan Karon

Writing, at its heart, is a solitary pursuit, designed to make people depressoids, drug addicts, misanthropes, and antisocial weirdos.

— Mindy Kaling

“A writer must write from the heart, that is the only way that for readers to see the passion of our work.”

— Cornelius D. Jones

“If writing doesn't come from the heart, the time spent was a waste”

— Dustin Adrian Rhodes

The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent in the…

— Judith Barrington